Happy hump day! In case you haven’t learned how to have a hot cup of coffee as a mom, I found a solution 😉 And yes, this is totally candid from this morning #iwakeuplikethat 😂 #ducttapeparenting
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Huge thanks to @happygreylucky for posting a tutorial on how she does these photos 🙌🏻😘

i sure love these two more than words can describe, but OH MY GOODNESS have they really tested my patience for the past four hours 😅 this afternoon/evening has been REALLY hard. like really really hard. annnnd it just so happens that everything that could possibly make my kiddos cry/whine today has and i have a splitting headache and am just on edge. i may or may not have popped a handful of m&ms into my mouth a minute ago while hiding behind a door 😅 so, i am definitely putting them to bed an entire hour early tonight and going to indulge and watch netflix, even if i had plans to paint the living room and foyer. maybe tomorrow 😅 i just want to give a major shout out to those single moms out there or to those moms whose husbands work away from home on the regular. you are AMAZING and i don’t know how y’all do it. so thankful for my hubby to lend a helping hand 🤚 😏 #sendhelp

Give and Take || I love nothing more than being a Mama to these two piglets. I know I am a much better Mama though, when I get a bit of ‘me time’ to run every other day. It is my out, my cleanse, my sanctuary. After a run, my heart is filled with content and I notice myself relax and just be. I’ve managed to organize myself a bit of help (met the most wonderful German kindergarten teacher the other day who is traveling Australia at the moment and was looking for some work —> long story short, I hired her as our nanny for a few weeks), and I am beyond grateful. Saying yes to help has been my biggest learning last year. I’ve never been good at it but I’ve learned that it is so healthy to have a give and take when it comes to the care of your own children!